So I admit it, I was suckered in by the ritz & dazzle of those ads for pens with multiple screw-on tips, each with a different diffraction grating.
The pictures are so enticing - but when I finally got it home (a 30mw pen with 6 tips), within a few short minutes you kinda realize there's not much you can really do with them, especially since the tips aren't motorized to keep the pattern moving (THAT would be cool).
The starfield one is probably the best of the bunch, but it's not really that great since, on a flat surface (like a ceiling) you can clearly see the checkerboard pattern.
Still, I love playing with light, so I was determined to come up with a cool use for it.
And so I did!
Instead of projecting the stars up, I tried projecting them DOWN, straight down into my living room from above.
The results are nothing short of spectacular!
The first pic has the lights on so you can see what the room looks like normally... the second is a good representation of what you will actually see... and the third shows my "laser living room" complete with lumia wheel show on the walls and ceiling and stars... on the floor
Because the living room is full of objects that break up the flat surface, you don't see the pattern so much... and when you walk through the room, you get this great sensation of walking through the stars - trust me, it makes your heart skip a beat and is a VERY cool experience.
So go ahead kids, try this at home (tall ceilings do help, of course).
(And if anyone was curious, the small, glowing amber pillars are LED candles)
The pictures are so enticing - but when I finally got it home (a 30mw pen with 6 tips), within a few short minutes you kinda realize there's not much you can really do with them, especially since the tips aren't motorized to keep the pattern moving (THAT would be cool).
The starfield one is probably the best of the bunch, but it's not really that great since, on a flat surface (like a ceiling) you can clearly see the checkerboard pattern.
Still, I love playing with light, so I was determined to come up with a cool use for it.
And so I did!
Instead of projecting the stars up, I tried projecting them DOWN, straight down into my living room from above.
The results are nothing short of spectacular!
The first pic has the lights on so you can see what the room looks like normally... the second is a good representation of what you will actually see... and the third shows my "laser living room" complete with lumia wheel show on the walls and ceiling and stars... on the floor
Because the living room is full of objects that break up the flat surface, you don't see the pattern so much... and when you walk through the room, you get this great sensation of walking through the stars - trust me, it makes your heart skip a beat and is a VERY cool experience.
So go ahead kids, try this at home (tall ceilings do help, of course).
(And if anyone was curious, the small, glowing amber pillars are LED candles)